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- Jesse Owens was born in Alabama in 1913 then moved to Ohio.
- Jesse Owens was the fastest man in the world at one time.
- He became a star at 22 where he broke 3 world records and tied a fourth.
- Jesse Owens died on March 31, 1980 age 66.
- In 1976 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
- Jesse Owens competed in the 1936 Olympics held in Nazi Germany.